On 30 January, the Deputy Secretary of State for Labour, Adriano Rafael Moreira, visited the project ‘Mothers of Mavalane Solidarity Network’ in Maputo. This project is part of the range of anti-poverty activities supported by the Strategy and Planning Office of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal (GEP/MTSSS), framed by the Cooperation Programme between the MTSSS and the current Ministry of Labour, Gender and Social Action of Mozambique
The project is a flagship initiative of Portuguese Cooperation, managed by the Mavalane Mothers Solidarity Network, which aims to contribute to personal development and social insertion, mainly aimed at children and young people belonging to vulnerable social groups in Mavalane Neighborhoods A and B, Hulene A and B and neighboring neighborhoods in Maputo.
The project has several social infrastructures, such as a Vocational Centre for youth training, a Day Centre, two Kindergartens and an Elderly Centre, functioning as a fundamental support for these communities.
Altogether, this project and its various components directly benefit about 7,000 children, young people and elderly people, including 5,385 young trainees in areas directed to the labor market such as Informatics, Accounting, Human Resources, Public Relations and Leadership, Secretariat, Marketing and Sales Techniques.
On the agenda of the bilateral visit of the Deputy Secretary of State for Labour to Mozambique, held between 28 and 31 January, meetings with the Minister of Youth and Sport and the Minister of Labour, Gender and Social Action of that country are highlighted. Also noteworthy is the visit to the Professional Training Centre for Metalworking in Maputo, supported since 1999 by the MTSSS, through the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP, I.P.), under a cooperation agreement that also includes social partners from both countries, including the National Association of Metalworking and Electromechanical Companies (ANEME) and the General Union of Workers (UGT).
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